St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
The COMMEn0 /. !. !.
The Fluctuations on Inc gle &
of Trade Were Extremely
Slight.
There Was No News to Influeuce = 4er
Speculative Juls n.eA, CT
Prices.
Trar saCtions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.
Special to the Globe.

SPECIAL 10 the GloDe.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. 11.-According to the in
spection sheets this morning, the receipts for
grain of all kinds for sunday and Monday
were l,57S cars, of which 1911 ears were
wheat, 500 cars were corn, and SOS we're
oats. The receip,s of hogs were $4,000 head.
The grain markets opened shade oft and
seemingly rather weak, especially wheat and
oats. Provisions were dull and steady. with
a firm mdertone, and The market remained
featureleSS throughout nearly the whole of
the forenoon, with very light business
passing. Fluctuations in wheat and corn
were within limits and outside orders were
not numerous. Wheat is too low for the
bears to stay short, and il does not dis
play vitality enough 10 stimulate bulls
Speculation, Stagnation, or al best. light
scalping markets, are the result. Wheat has
been dubbed for so long time that its
afraid to lift lis head. There has not been Il
year i'll the past decade when miIlerS have
been 50 generally busy and when they have
been 50 probably employed us this fall
THERE Is GOoD NIBBLING
for export at Western points these days, but
advancing lake and ocean freightS act as Il
bar 10 activity in the shipping line The
product OF the wheat finds ready sale. how
ever and at good prices The range of prices
to-day was 72lSG72l2c for December and
Tzl207T7Sc for May, with the highest quota
lion near the close. Corn was exceedingly
dull in a speculative way, though the cash
market ruled active and firm.
Receipts Were large. but the movement is
On diminishing scale. tomorrow estimates
being under 400 cars. The shipping demand
keeps up well, and stocks do not accumulate.
The bulls may not be making any money, but
neither are the bears. and unless Il bear gets
quick returns he is disguised. The bull who
can keep even is happy. During the fore
noon November ranged 4l7s6l42l4c and May
44540454e
Oats were steady and provisions are almost
stagnant. Price changes are SO slight that
hardly ripple can be seen on the waters.
Lake engagements to-day. $4,000 bu Of corn,
100000 bu of oats and % ,O0O bu Of flax
seed.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO. Oct. PA market with the
slightest possible fluctuations and without
news or happenings sufficient to influence
either Judgment or prices was what the grain
traders had to struggle with during the
greater part of the morning session. The
opening in wheat was fractionally lower.
The first public cable gave spot grain and
futures steady with unchanged prices. Re-
ceipts here exactly fulfilled the estimate of
1913 ears. of which 40 ears were spring and
16 graded No >, but of these IL cars were
old wheat.leaving but 3 cars OF contract grade
IN the 129 cars of new spring arriving.
Late foreign markets firmed the market and
sent some local shorts TO cover during the
last half hour of the morning session. result
ing in a gain of 1sc in November and SSc in
December and May from opening fig
ures. The close was strong at the
was touched just as the bell tapped. Novem
Der. 7O7sc: December, 72t2c; May, 777Sc
The corn market was generally dull. There
was not Il large business in speculative
way, and OF the news the good about offset
the bad in such manner as to cause but little
change in prices, the entire range of the day
being about ssc. The speculative market for
October shared in the general dullness to-
day, and trading all through the regular SEES
sion was plight scalping order and almost en-
tirely local. In provisions there were no de-
, velopmentS to relieve the monotony of dull
day. Trading in both cash and future prop
erty was restricted; fluctuations were con-
fine 10 limits too narrow to awaken any in
tereSt and the market failed to receive even
ordinary attention. Dizziness was the most
prominent. if not the only feature apparent.
yet the feeling was Strong.and excepting lard
and short ribs for cash and near delivery,
yesterdays prices were well supported
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. October, opened at 6914c
closing at 69lac; November, 7OS4, closing at
E034c; December, T2l2c, closing at 72ssc;
January. 725sc, closing at 727sc. Corn-No. p
OtloDeT OIelleu al 4-iSc. CLOSING III 42iSC.
November, 42c, closing at 42cls; December
4l5s, closing at 41S4c; May 45c. closing at
45lsc. Oats-No. October opened at 2534c
closing at 25s4c; November bic, closing at
26c: May. 295sc, closing at 2Ja4c Mess
Pork per bbl-Year opened at SI2 closing
ut 12c: January, $50, closing at So. 27l2
Lard. Per 100 lbs-October opened at Sc 40
closing at S637l2: November, S6.32I2,
Closing at $3.50; January, Sc 40. closing
at S637l2. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
october opened at S7.25, closing at
S7.22la; January. So closing at So 22I2
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Steady, unchanged. Wheat-No. spring.
69SsGl6S98c; No. 3 spring, 6606612c; No. 9
red. re. Corn-No. .. 421Bc. Oats-No. 9.
23S4c. Rye-NO. =, 49c. Barley, No. ., 66c
Flaxseed-S1.07; prime timothy seed
81. mess pork per Dbl, S13.50G14; lard
per 100 lbs, S6.42l2; short ribs, sides,
l0osel 1928; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
S5.60@5.10; short clear sides, (boxed)
S7.70G7.75. Whisky - Distillers' finished
goods, per gal. 81. 10. Receipts-Flour, bbls,
10000; wheat, bu. So 900; corn. bu. 4l6..
600; oats bu,, 267 900; rye, bu.. 1000; bar
ley, bu., $4,000. Shipments-Flour, bbls.,
$4,000; wheat, bu., -, 900: corn, bll., 294,-
900; oats, bu.. $4,000; rye. bu., 900; bar
ley bu., 5000. On the produce exchange
to-day the butter market was steady; cream
cry. 1SG 26c: dairy, 16@22c. Eggs fresh
northern, 17@17l2c.